Pakistan reports 1,043 coronavirus cases, 39 deaths in 24 hours

Country’s registered death toll from coronavirus infections rose towards 22,000, but some data suggested the spread of the disease has been contained.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 1,043 cases of coronavirus were reported while 39 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 21,913.

The total number of confirmed cases reached to 946,227.

As many as 888,505 patients have recovered from the disease with 2,413 critical cases.

Punjab                                                                                       

The number of patients swelled to 344,641 in the province with 10,603 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 330,552 in the province, while the death toll has reached 5,306.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 136,663 in the province with 4,252 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 26,466 confirmed cases while 300 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 19,868 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 571. On the other hand, there are 5,759 cases in GB with 108 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 82,278 cases in the capital city while 773 people have lost their lives.